pour
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- pronunciation:
- por
- features:
- Homophone Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
pours, pouring, poured |
| definition 1: |
to cause to flow in a steady stream.
Calvin poured milk into his cereal bowl.
- similar words:
- release, spill
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| definition 2: |
to rain hard.
It poured for hours. |
| related words: |
rain, stream |
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| derivations: |
pourable (adj.), pourer (n.) |
The words
pour,
poor, and
pore sound alike but have different meanings.